Part-Time Professor – Project Procurement

Job title: Part-Time Professor – Project Procurement

Job description: About Durham College:

Durham College (DC) is leading the way as a post-secondary institution, offering an innovative and transformative student experience and hands-on learning opportunities. With this focus top of mind for our students and our employees, DC is proud to be one of the fastest-growing colleges in the province and annually ranked as one of the GTA’s Top 100 employers.

The college offers a wide range of market-driven programs across multiple disciplines, including culinary management, farming and horticulture, business, IT, construction and trades, science and technology, health care, engineering, social and community services, justice, media, art and design. With a focus on experiential learning, DC graduates are known for having the skills and knowledge employers need. More than 104,000 alumni represent the college, both locally and around the world.

Serving the Durham Region and Northumberland County communities for over 50 years, with campuses in Oshawa and Whitby, the college offers over 12,500 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students access to more than 145 full-time post-secondary programs – including four honors bachelor degrees and nine apprenticeship programs. Led by over 1,860 full- and part-time staff, DC has an estimated annual economic impact of more than $913 million on Durham Region.

Durham College is seeking an experienced and motivated professional who shares our commitment to quality and student success. The Faculty of Business requires a part-time professor to teach PJMT 1202 – Project Procurement

This course focuses on establishing the importance of project procurement management in the overall strategy of project management providing students with a detailed understanding of how key procurement activities are accomplished to deliver and support projects success. It aims to reflect PMI’s standards and best practices when addressing project performance domains as they relate to procurement. The topics concentrate on the project procurement management knowledge area; specifically on plan procurement, conduct procurement and control procurement processes. Students are introduced to tools and techniques required to purchase or acquire products, services or results needed to complete the project while interacting from outside the project team.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR PART-TIME FACULTY APPLICANTS

Part-time recruitment is ongoing and is dependent on when courses are being taught and the need for faculty to teach.

Part-time faculty teach up to 6 hours per week with varied schedules Monday through Thursday between 8:00 am and 9:00 pm, Fridays between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm, and Saturdays and Sundays between 9:00 am and 5:00pm.

For more information about the different courses available, please look at the link to our Faculty:

The responsibilities of Durham College Part-time Professors include, but are not limited to:

1. Creating a positive learning environment that accommodates students’ diverse cultural and educational backgrounds, experiences, and individual learning styles;

2. Utilizing principles of adult education to actively engage students in the learning process;

3. Effectively using educational technologies to support learning, manage and post grades, and deliver hybrid and on-line courses;

4. Developing curriculum that uses appropriate strategies and tools to assess student learning;

5. Ensuring that course and program curriculum is current and relevant;

6. Working independently and demonstrating initiative; and

7. Working effectively with students, the program team, and a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

Required Skills:

The ideal candidate will meet or exceed the following qualifications:

1. A relevant master’s degree combined with industry credentials.

2. A minimum of five years of recent (within the past three years) and relevant work experience.

3. A requirement for applicants is a PMI PMP® Certification.

4. Teaching experience at the post-secondary level with a demonstrated understanding and application of Universal Design for Learning and current assessment methodologies.

5. Experience participating in industry-led or community-based applied research is an asset.

6. Demonstrated use of current technologies to support student learning and the management of grades.

7. Proven track-record of life-long learning.

8. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders including students, faculty, support staff, administrators and community stakeholders.

9. Understanding of the Ontario college system.

To apply, please submit your resume below on-line.

Preference will be given to candidates with relevant educational credentials and a proven track record of relevant work/teaching experience. Applicants must have the appropriate accreditation or trade certification.

Durham College invites applications from all qualified individuals. Durham is committed to fostering workplace diversity and provides accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout our hiring process. If you require this information in alternate format; require communication supports; an accommodation in applying for a posting and/or if you are selected for an interview, please contact our Human Resources (HR) department and an HR assistant will work with you to meet your needs.

Please apply below by submitting your cover letter and resume to the online portal. Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. The competition number is PT-BUS-56

This position is located at 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON. .

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